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Product Description

The ART Pro-VLA II is a tube driven Vactrol-based Compressor and Leveling amplifier designed to excel in any professional audio application, including tracking, mixing, mastering, live sound or broadcast situations.
By using an opto-electronic design, (as opposed to a more typical VCA driven level detection circuit) the Pro-VLA II allows more compression to be added to an audio source with a more natural, musical sounding output and virtually transparent dynamic leveling. This VCA-less design coupled with a 12AT7 vacuum tube in the gain stage makes the Pro-VLA II the ideal dynamic control device for critical studio and live sound applications.

ART Pro-VLA II Features

Vactrol Opto-Compression Design (no VCA)

Mastering-Quality Audio Signal Path with Tube Gain Stage

Enhanced Link Mode – While in stereo link mode, channel 1 level control acts as a master output level and channel 2 becomes a balance control between them, - optimizing the Pro-VLA II for use as a mastering tool

ART Tube Compression
ART Tube Compressors deliver analog leveling/compression designed to work seamlessly with any recording, sound-reinforcement, and electronic instrument application. Our Tube Compressors excel at making tracks sound rich and full for both live audio engineering and studio recording applications.

ART’s tube compression circuitry is a hybrid design utilizing the latest and most advanced analog and tube technology, and has exceptional signal integrity with extremely low noise.

Very dependable and very musical I use it on vocals it keeps my levels consistent and never squashes the signal

Donyia Lovell
Submitted: 11/7/2018

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Worth the money

What is your opinion of this product?

Worth the money. Wasn’t at first until I switched the tubes.

Ken G
Submitted: 10/23/2018

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Still trying to figure out where I’m going to use it.

What is your opinion of this product?

I originally purchased a few items with this like the faderport 16 & the Focusrite 18i12 not realizing that they couldn’t be ran together. Oh well I’ll try to utilize it maybe with a different preamp with the correct ins & outs.

Ateila
Submitted: 10/4/2018

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For project studios it's a MUST HAVE

What is your opinion of this product?

bad news:one VU meter seems to be lagging just a bit
good news: it doesn't affect the sound, which is amazing, especially for the money! original vacuum tubes provide subtle and warm sound, no added coloration, I use it to track bass, sax, horns and drum sub mix, perfect! (Not for vocal, because my mics are running through an ART Voice Channel, right? Another unbelievable gear from the company.)Just the sound you want. Since I mix in the box, I didn't try mastering with it, but it could be in the chain if you do analog hardware mastering or summing, there's is absolutely no way telling it's a $300 ("cheap", right?)unit when you listen to it. Buy it while you can!
Did I say it's a hardware piece? No fumbling around on a touch screen with sausage fingers?! Knobs are large enough to anyone, feels like an instrument, not like a Roland Boutique toy! I wanted to give it 4.5 starts, just don't know how, sorry!

DB
Submitted: 9/5/2018

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Very nice! Sound reproduction is fantastic! Heavy, and well constructed!

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I'm very satisfied with the unit. Every expectation met!

Chris
Submitted: 4/2/2018

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Excellent product in it's price range

What is your opinion of this product?

I bought this along with ART's dual 15band EQ to add some better control over my recordings. I have them in my recording chain in addition to ART's PRO MPAII. It does what it says and it does sound very nice so far in the time I have used it. Simple to use and understand and works like a charm. I was a little disappointed when I first plugged it in as one of the VU meter's back light was not working. It was already going through my mind of how I was to return it but I tapped on the glass and it came back on...assuming it came loose in shipment. As not gone back off since. I would recommend for anyone's home studio.

Elephant Design
Submitted: 3/3/2018

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Well worth the money. Use for my home studio and my video sound processing.

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